Manchester City have had some famous victories at Old Trafford in the last 15 years and if this scoreline was the least spectacular, the circumstances mean it may become among the most celebrated.
A man down for more than 70 minutes, stoppage time included, in their first derby since Pep Guardiola’s departure, shorn of a sent-off specialist in scoring against Manchester United, they instead conjured a victory built on brilliant defending, fashioned by big-money signings and sealed, with a certain inevitability, by Erling Haaland.
